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Flood Warning issued April 1 at 11:29PM EDT until April 2 at 2:15AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Update

Description

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of northwest Ohio, including the following counties, Hancock, Wood and Wyandot. * WHEN...Until 215 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1128 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Lye Creek in Findlay is in minor flood stage. At 11:30 PM EDT, the stage was at 6.34 feet and holding steady. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Findlay, Fostoria, McComb, Arlington, Arcadia, Rawson, Vanlue, Van Buren, Bloomdale, Mount Blanchard, Benton Ridge, Jenera, Mount Cory, Bairdstown and Williamstown. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Affected Areas

Hancock, OH; Wood, OH; Wyandot, OH

SAME Codes:

039063 Hancock County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

UGC: OHC063 OHC173 OHC175

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-01 23:29 EDT
11:29 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-01T23:29:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-02 02:15 EDT
02:15 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-02T02:15:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-01 23:30 EDT
11:30 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 02:28 EDT
02:28 AM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8bf8076b3ccc4e2e705c9d38152417b981e17d1e.001.1

Database ID
#222

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-01T23:29:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

EAS Parameters

EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039063 Hancock County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

UGC Codes OHC063 OHC173 OHC175

Affected Zones OHC063 OHC173 OHC175

Event Codes

SAME FLW

NationalWeatherService FAW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b07badcdf9d2958154809afef4081ccda5e4a32.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-01T20:01:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #8

Office KCLE · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-02 06:15 UTC

/O.EXT.KCLE.FA.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260402T0615Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 20:19 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 4:19PM EDT until April 1 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 00:01 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 8:01PM EDT until April 2 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-02 03:29 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT THURSDAY

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLWCLE

WMOidentifier WGUS41 KCLE 020329

eventEndingTime 2026-04-02T02:15:00-04:00

expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ddf59c1973ece10ef7f2019c673dc56a2d5638b6.001.1,2026-04-01T16:19:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039063-039173+0300-0920329-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-01 23:30 EDT 11:30 PM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039063, 039173	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039063-039173+0300-0920329-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-02 02:28 EDT (06:28 UTC)